Sorry to have taken so long starting this topic. It is probably the most contentious issue at parish level and I know that passions are raised by but do resist making libellous comments. Anything that accuses an identifiable person of wrongdoing is libel. So "we all know the recent applicant in FV/MN has friends in high places" is superficially vague but both identity and wrongdoing are stated. I understand that you cannot libel councils.
I don't think that corruption is a problem but there is some weakness in the planning office over retrospective applications and some inconsistencies between small applications and large. I have kept an eye on the relative success of FV and MN applications. Quite a few FV have been refused but none of these refusals seem particularily suspicious. I wonder which "council" is referred to in the posts, is it MN Parish Council, West Dorset District Council or FV Parish Meeting (not a actually a council at all)?
